The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-04
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

FORAKER appears to be insured of success in
Ohio. and Malone of defeat in Virginia.-Bos-
ton Herald.
THERE is nothing mean about Henry George.
Give him the oysters of the country and he
won't care who has the shells.-Puck.
WE in favor of law TO prevent men from
working when they are sick, and especially men
grinding in editorial mills-Wilmington IN. G. }
Star.
GENERAL JACKSON, of Georgia, having fred
the Southern heart with his Macon speech, it
looks as though the only way in which tho De-
mocracy could save itself would be to fire jack
on.-Philadelphia Press.
WHATEVER may be the opinion of hanging as
punishment for crime, every enlightened per-
son will concede that few malefactors have ever
more richly deserved it than the Haymarket
assassins.-S Louis Globe Democrat
IT is generally conceded that one American
can whip, in battle, any ten mon of any other
nation, but in finance and commerce. it looks as
If one foreigner get away with any ten
MISUNDERSTANDING Courier j Journal.
GENERAL HENRY r. JACKSON commenced life
as poet. If he had continued in kbat line of
effort he might have been called an internal fool;
but he would not have encountered that fate
quite SO unanimously as at present-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
UNDER the Con stitution every man is granted
the freedom Of his opinions and the right ex-
press them, but when men band together
defy the law and resort to murder to enforce
their peculiar theories the death penalty is the
only remedy.-Louisville Commercial.
600 souls fully capable of caring for itself tho
dlrest of extremsties. Save for those cecreed
to death there is no peril Sentence will be
executed as calmly as if life were not involved,
and a quiet town, assured of perfect safety,
will 60 its ways in peace.-Chicago Herald
THAT was pungent and pithy remark of one
of the Baltimore reform leaders, al am content
to be governed by tried Democrats; l am not
willing to be governed by tried and convicted
ones" Baltimore is not the Only large city in
which politicians who have been tried and con-
victed" are mere prominent than they ought to
be.-Boston Journal
THE case is now in the hands of just and
true executive officer. 1t is for him to do as
seems best IN to him. For months the voice of
the people has been in his ears. It is low.
strong voice. not clamoring for vengeance, but
desiring that mercy shall not supersede justice.
and ready to acquesce in his Judgment should
he deem it wise to temper justice with mercy.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
ONE of our citizens is the possessor of a very
sseacous dog If he drops handkerchief or
other article the dog will pick it up and follow
along with 1t. He will also take package from
down town to the eenteman's house. Perhaps
the best trait of this pup is that he keeps strict
watch over his master, and if he takes a drink
the dog at once hurries home and communicates
the fact to the gentleman's wife. DELI
Sentinel
SOME of the seven under sentence may be less
guilty than others. AS hanging is the worst
punishment that can be inflicted, it should be
reserved for the worst degrees of murder. IF
the Governor finds mitigating circumstances at
tending any of the cases. he can exercise his
power to commute. If not, he can and should
withhold his hand. Let justice be done, and let
fear of consequences play part in the final
isposltion OF the cases.-St Louis Glo5e-Dem-
ocrat
SOCIETY has been amazingly tolerant of the
abuse heaped upon it by men who threatened
to reform it with dynamite, ruin, and death.
To-day Gov. Oglesby represents organized soci-
ETY.. To him the Anarchists must MAKE a plea
that may move him to withhold justice from
them and grant them mercy. He cannot be
moved by demands; he would be recreant if he
were influenced by threats. Justice DEGREES
their death. Upon what showing can mercy
grant them their lives?-Cnicago News.
EVERY rational man knows that to arrest the
the course of justice in favor of these greatest
of criminals would be equivalent to casting down
the barriers of the law that protects society
against body of professional evangslists of
sassinatioE. and removing the necessary securi-
ties to human life and the public safety. Are
not the extra sentimental people who are tam
pering with public justice and security aware Of
this? Are they capable of comprehending the
uncommon enormjry of the crime for which
these professional destroyers are condemned to
suffer- If the answer be yea, then their behav-
Tor is little less than criminal If nay then it is
the behavior of sentimental simple.ons whom
We ought to pity as well as to condemn.-Chi-
cago News.